CNN: Anyone Else Watching Bay Buchanan Compliment Obama?

[writes3000]

Not only did she compliment the quality of the speech but she's crediting him for not throwing the pastor under the bus.

She thinks Obama put it behind him.

AND she called out the press for doing all these polls about "Are blacks voting for Obama? Are whites voting for Obama? Are Hispanics voting for Obama?"

I'm stunned.

I'm shocked.

Gergen also complimented Bay's commentary.

[chascarrillo]

Which horseman of the apocalypse is that?

Good gravy.

[arewenotdemo]

25. lol

[babylonsister]

1. Blown away here...

:wow:

[writes3000]

2. David Gergen: "Obama is one of the rare figures who speaks to us as adults."

"We've been so accustomed to our political leaders talk to us like children."

"It's refreshing and more power to him."

Wow.

[Whisp]

33. Gergen is pleasantly surprising me on this issue.

I don't have much use for anyone on CNN (that Jeffry Toobin guy seems okay too, and Cafferty mostly) so hearing this gives me a good feeling.

need those good feelings.

[powergirl]

35. Didn't Gergen work for President Clinton?

n/t

[CitizenLeft]

43. yes.

He worked for every president from Nixon right through Clinton.

[writes3000]

44. I never knew that Gergen was a Republican until I read it here.

He's very neutral in his commentary. I like him alot.

[CitizenLeft]

48. me too.

He's always been very fair. The only time I remember getting pissed at him was his insistence that the Democratic party was practically dead election night 2004, and that we would have to do some "deep soul-searching" to discover where we went wrong. Wanted to pop him. But other than that, he's never been very partisan, and I appreciate that.

[Tribetime]

3. did hell freeze over?

[NDambi]

7. ???

[Cha]

14. The pigs are

flying too.

[Tribetime]

18. maybe it's just a dream(nightmare)

she was looking good tonight in those glasses.....or too much cold medicine.

[writes3000]

20. LOL, I liked the glasses too. Maybe they're helping her "see" more clearly. n/t

[K Gardner]

4. Oh dear lord the sky is falling ! Sorry I missed it !

[NDambi]

21. uh huh

[tekisui]

5. Obama set an impenetrable frame.

That is what politics is about. He set the frame. He owns the frame now.

It is not the "crazy reverend". It is moving forward, while understanding race relations.

[DeadElephant_ORG]

47. THANK YOU. that quick analysis just made it click for me.

[JeffR]

49. Bingo.

Nicely said.

[woolldog]

54. hey that was pretty god tekusui!

well said.

[SeattleGirl]

6. I saw that.

And I was glad to hear it. Seems to me she heard the speech, and didn't let Obama's political affiliation cloud her comments.

Also loved what Gergen had to say.

[writes3000]

8. David Gergen, Roland Martin and Bay Buchanan - All impressed and complimentary of the Obama's speech

My mouth dropped open each time Bay spoke. She didn't have one negative word to say.

Only Gergen said that some conservative voices would still roast him. But then he pointed out that Bay's a conservative and she liked the speech.

[bigdarryl]

9. She should talk to her brother

[writes3000]

10. She's probably trying to salvage at least one half of the family's rep, LOL.

She didn't even seem like a conservative tonight.

[scheming daemons]

11. This is how I know... more than any other reason... why this speech is a dynamic-changer...

Bay Buchanan... as right-wing as they come... was moved by it. She is wrong on every political issue we can think of... but she is an honest person.


David Gergen... who worked for several Republicans AND for Bill Clinton... saw this as the "greatest speech by anyone in this campaign season".

This is a guy who has SEEN IT ALL... from BEHIND THE SCENES.



This is how I know this speech worked. Hannity has been apoplectic and screaming all day...


Barack Obama won the GE today. It's only a matter of counting the votes in November to see by how much.

[writes3000]

Love your confidence. I haven't seen anything from Clinton all day.

I try to avoid inflammatory language with her because she may be the nominee.

Was there something specific she did today that you're referring to?

[Cha]

12. Call me stunned, too..

Thanks for letting us know, writes.

[chascarrillo]

13. Saw saw Juan Williams reax (on Inside Edition, I don't watch Faux, kthxbai)

It was negative. Just to remind people, Juan Williams wrote an editorial throwing Rosa Parks under the bus - immediately after she passed away.

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[Cha]

17. juan williams sounds like

an asshole.

[NDambi]

22. He sucks

[cboy4]

30. What happened to Juan Williams? He used to be on our

side when he was on Crossfire, always shouting down Pat Buchanan.

And then he went to Fuax. :crazy:

[housewolf]

52. Juan Williams is Fox's token

black "liberal". He hasn't completely turned his back on his liberal roots, but he's sure moved to the right of center-left the past few years.

[Johnny__Motown]

16. He stood by his pastor when most politicians would not have. Religious Right types can respect that

Face it, most Repugs would sell out their favorite priest for a photo op. The fact that Obama stood up and did the right thing earns respect even from people who have opposing political views.


Honesty and integrity worked.... in a political campaign... OMG......

[Kittycat]

19. CBN actually had a couple pieces today that seemed to favor him.

I was shocked. I'm no fan of CBN, but seeing that was surprising to me.

[Johnny__Motown]

24. I saw that too.. surprised me at first. Then I realized that they don't all agree with Robertson

They just stand by him the way Obama did with Wright today.



Standing by your spiritual leader is gonna make him more acceptable to them. Also keep in mind that many of them don't like McCain. Maybe some will stay home in an Obama v McCain match up

[grantcart]

36. Actually it wasn't CBN it was David Brody who has developed an indepedent streak

and is so resepctable he now shows up on Meet the Press. At the end of the column he had a link to "Ebony/Ivory" music clip lol

[Kittycat]

59. Well, there was that & the main article, as well as the discussion section.

Of course in the discussion session, every response to, How do we address/correct race problems in Amurka - was, "Find Jesus/Accept the Lord/Get Saved" , LOL.

[burythehatchet]

23. I think some of them are actually toying with the idea that they

might allow him to fulfill his destiny.

[writes3000]

26. AND Jim Wallis on CNN: "Before Today, This was a Test of Barack Obama. Now it's a test of Us."

He says every American should watch this speech with their children and ask themselves what kind of "more perfect union" they want for their kids.

Wow. He's speaking so eloquently about our country.

(I'm 25 minutes behind on CNN so I'm catching up.)

[scheming daemons]

32. This quote should be the start of a thread all its own...

..

[redqueen]

61. Wow... I second the suggestion above.

That deserves its own thread.

[NRaleighLiberal]

27. Some pre-positioning/triangulation by the media - they see the eventual winner??

It is always about the media sucking up to those in power. If they come to realize Obama has the best chance to be president, it is never too soon for them to switch sides!

[writes3000]

28. Today, Listening to RW Radio - I Realized. They Are Terrified of Obama.

It was there as clear as day. They are desperate to take him down. To ruin him now.

They are terrified of him.

[AlinPA]

31. If they can't ruin him now, they could go after him in other ways; lets hope that Bush**'s

SS does their job to protect him.

[AlinPA]

29. That host is sure slimy. Her questions are of the Fox "News" type.

Her facial expressions say that she hates Obama. "Did he really put it behind him??" as she wrinkles her forehead.

[writes3000]

37. I've seen much, much worse. The redheaded woman this morning on CNN is horrible.

I thought Campbell Brown was just trying to ask the tough question. If she hates him, she didn't turn obnoxious at least.

[angie_love]

53. Oh you mean Campbell Brown? Yeah shes married to a repug and trashed Kerry in 2004

Not surprising shes using Fox questions.

[stillcool]

34. Damn...at least it wasn't

her brother! I'd be flying out the door on my way to the shrink convinced that I'd lost my mind.

[mzmolly]

38. I too was shocked at her commentary. Many on the "right" are talking

with some rationality on Obama today. Bizarro world continues..

[writes3000]

39. I think many people appreciated that he spoke to all sides.

And by asking everyone to own up to their part, it had the tone of "taking responsibility" which many conservatives respond to.

[PetraPooh]

40. He's done it many times on PBS' McLaughlin Group since back in Feb.

[1800flowers]

41. Newt Gingrich: Obama's speech "fundamentally dishonest"

Since the new trend is quoting what wingnuts have to say about our candidates, there:

http://hotair.com/archives/2008/03/18/video-gingrich-lowers-the-boom-on-obama/

[Blue_Roses]

45. Gingrich is a BIG Hillary fan...

so he's gonna take her side.

[1800flowers]

42. Michelle Malkin on Obama speech

in a continuation of the thread's theme of quoting right-wingers' opinions about Obama's speech, here's what Malkin had to day:

Obama sticks to the Wright-is-a-good-man-who’s-been-cherry-picked defense

http://michellemalkin.com/

[Cha]

50. Who gives a flying fuck?

Go post that where someone gives shit.

[meow mix]

46. K&R

[housewolf]

51. Every once in a while Bay & Pat Buchanan say something

that's not right-wing propaganda. Occasionally you'll hear something complimentary from them about Dem political strategy or politicians. It's always a shock to hear it, I must say.

[bridgit]

55. Ah, got it, so it's only RW drivel if you disagree with it...

:thumbsup:

[GoldieAZ49]

56. she saw what it did to Romney, she worked on his campaign

he couldn't get elected because he was mormon, but they tried to address and ease the fear...didn't work

I am sure she was sympathetic

[autorank]

57. Bay is much scarier than Pat and smarter too!

I enjoy her just for the feistyness, although I never agree until today.

She's intellectually honest. She's a long time professional and she knows her stuff.

I'm actually not surprised. I would be surprised if she supports him at some point.

I hope Obama uses this masterpiece to shed the Liebermans and Brzezinski's he's got
hanging on his coattails.

[Medusa]

58. Bay Buchanan praising a Dem?????????????

Yeah, that just reversed the whole global warming thing.

[shadowknows69]

60. You could tell Brown wasn't getting the answers she wanted.